Sentences with phrase «start on the bench while»

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There is no Per Mertesacker, even on the bench, so Gabrieal and Koscielny continue their new central defensive pairing and they could have their hands full, as Pedro has recovered to make the starting XI and Hazard will surely start to redicover his form sooner or later, while Costa is always difficult to play against.

I am also a bit confused about why the badly out of form Granit Xhaka keeps starting while Coquelin who has looked good is left on the bench, but as long as Arsenal win I could not really care less.

Also, I can't get my head around the fact that we started OX while Giroud and Perez were on the bench.

The Red Devils welcome back Marcos Rojo to their starting XI after a while out injured, but Angel Di Maria is still on the bench.

At 6ft 4in, van Dijk certainly has plenty of physical presence, but he is quick and talented as well and is still learning his trade, so would not baulk at having to sit on the bench while Mertesacker and Koscielny started most of our games.

I think the Frenchman just needs something to kick start him this season and being left on the bench but then brought on might just be the thing, while Theo Walcott gives us a really good option.

I prefer to see the Boss starts Bellerin on the bench and starts Gibbs at left wing - mid while Sanchez is started on the bench.

Quite a few of the stars of yesterday are on the bench for the game against Wolfsburg today, such as Ramsey, Giroud, Iwobi and the Ox, while Jack Wilshere and Petr Cech who were not involved against Lyon get the starts that the manager promised against the Germans.

I'd start him for a while to let him get some games in then when he starts to lose his way a little put him on the bench to try and change things later on.

I personally don't know the rationale behind starting with Ramsey while players like Iwobi, Ox and even Girioud was on the bench.

But the Frenchman has resisted the urge to make any changes from the away win at Sundertland last weekend, so Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey remain on the bench, while Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini both start in the centre of the pitch.

While he doesn't start every game, he often comes off the bench to make a creative impact later on in games, and is steadily collecting goals and assists.

He played his first senior game in November but then suffered a groin injury while on England duty and did not start again until after the New Year against Hull, although he was on the bench for the second half of December.

Without sounding like Arsen Wanger bashing most injuries are because of not having a choice of good players on the bench for rotation (not good enough in terms of for a top club) so he keeps playing his best 11 if they are not injured and we all know what happens after a while what with international duties and CL other cup games they start cracking,

For I expect the Boss to start him in the middle of the park alongside Flamini at the Gunners» base, while Ramsey and Coquelin are rested on the bench to start in the Barca game.

Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain looks a bit more confident afterlast season's debacle, while Holding and Xhaka made promising debuts.Joel Campbell played well and won a penalty that he converted himself to give us the lead, but will probably be back on the bench when the season proper starts.

So, let's plan on competing for a Super Bowl with Tom Compton or Danny Isidora as our starting right guard while our second round safety sits on the bench for a year behind two established starters and two back - ups who look like they'll be starters sooner rather than later?

His inability to speak English put him on the bench for a while, but on his debut against Middlesbrough he put in a strong performance rating himself highly among the supporters, he started a number of games later on and continued to impress, though Wenger does not seem to trust him much, putting Koscienly and Mertesacker ahead of him.

We werent sharp and not enough speed, you could see yesterday when our them start counter no one was fast enough to brake while the fastest player in EPL is on the bench.

Look at the future squad carefully (mina, umtiti, semedo, digne, roberto, dembele, etc all 25 or a little above or below) this will be our next starting xi while instead of bench pieces we will have 20 year Olds e.g Abel Ruiz de ligt etc waiting to replace them when they are at their peak, If you look instead of hear you will see where Ev is leading us to with his signing s (which have all been world class) he is building a squad worthy of our style and one that will require only a few tweaks so we won't spend millions on players and find our selves getting rid of dead weight ala pep and lucho.

The back four is also the same so Mustafi starts his second game as a Gunner, but the veteran keeper Petr Cech is on the bench while David Ospina gets his first start of the season and hopefully we will not see the sort of mistakes that he made in Europe last year.

We started te game with 10 men by having an inconsequential player up front while our main striker is on the bench??????

As for the hosts, Vincent Janssen is on the bench as Mauricio Pochettino goes with Harry Kane as his lone striker, while Dele Alli returns to the starting line - up to join Eric Dier, Victor Wanyama, Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela in midfield.

Ever since this summer's pre-season, we have seen some pretty strange combinations played, but no one was prepared for the insane team selection announced one hour before the Liverpool debacle While nothing can explain, let alone justify, leaving our only two summer signings on the bench for such an important match, and giving starts to our two most fervent want away stars, the maddest decision of all was playing key defenders out of position against a fast, attacking team like Pool.

According to the Liverpool Echo, club captain Jordan Henderson misses out on the starting XI due to an illness and can only make the bench, while Reds vice captain James Milner is missing due to a one - game suspension.

we can start by: switching back to 4231 not playing Ozil on wings using Campbell, Rosicky more instead of making them rot on the bench while we play slow passes sub earlier if needed buy a CDM in january Get Walcott back

it is wengers fault starting with welbeck in the middle up front while a fit giroud is sitting on the bench.

Rumour has it that Diaby would start against Hull but sustained a long term injury while sitting on the bench.

Gabriel is fit again and replaces Mertesacker, while Giroud is dropped to the bench with Welbeck coming in and Walcott starts on the right.

Midfielder Dele Alli had yet to make his full Premier League debut, while Danny Rose and Erik Lamela were on the bench as Ben Davies and Nacer Chadli started.

Although we all know that Ramsey is a great player in the middle, Arsenal fans were understandably annoyed when Wenger used him in an ineffective wing role while leaving confirmed wide men like Theo Walcott on the bench, but the fact is that if Ramsey wasn't out on the wing, would he get into the starting XI?

Flamini Mr windshield wiper was starting eleven, while Campbell on the bench.

Right now the only weak link in this team is BFG... when will he dropped to benched... everybody knows that he is too slow and everyone exploit that in every single game... but still he keeps on starting the game... i never feel secure with him especially when we are attacking and play high line... If I was gabriel I would be fuming from inside... cause gabriel is so much better than him but still BFG starts while gabriel always start from the bench... We have enough warnings by now, surely we are not waiting for a Monoco like game... and then start blaming him... Gabriel has to start, the guy got lot to offer... his mentality his attitude his passion, fire in the belly this guy has to start... and he also can be the leader that this team so badly crying for years now...

Overplayed Giroud should be rested on the bench for the Newcastle visit to the Ems on Saturday and instead start Walcott to lead the line while Oxchabo starts as a mid right.

Just seven of his 12 La Liga appearances this season have been starts, while the 20 - year - old has started on the bench for three of his team's last four competitive outings, including both legs of the Champions League quarterfinal exit at the hands of Roma.

On defence, Matthew Pennington had an opportunity to grab the starting centre back position away from Liam Cooper, but if the last match is anything to go by, Pennington will once again be sat on the bench while Cooper gets a return to the sidOn defence, Matthew Pennington had an opportunity to grab the starting centre back position away from Liam Cooper, but if the last match is anything to go by, Pennington will once again be sat on the bench while Cooper gets a return to the sidon the bench while Cooper gets a return to the side.

Paul Pogba does start despite concerns that he would be another absentee, while the majority of the big players left out have been named on the substitutes» bench should they be needed over the course of the 90 minutes.

José Mourinho rested a number of first team players for tonight's fixture — Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney were all left at home, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic started the game on the bench.

While Willian hasn't been starting much, and the switch to 352 has meant even fewer minutes for the former Shakhtar man as he sits on the bench and divides sub appearances with Pedro, there's no way he's going in January.

Johan Djourou may have played a full 90 minutes for Switzerland during the week but in my eyes he deserves to keep his spot while I feel an injury - prone Robin van Persie should start on the bench after he played for Holland this week.

Emre Can is likely to return to the XI after spending most of Saturday on the bench, while Philippe Coutinho's back problem means Daniel Sturridge — fresh off his first goal in two months — returns to the starting line - up.

He has been in full training, and while he likely won't be ready to start tomorrow, Klopp has hinted that he will at least be on the bench.

Dass joins Briggs, half - backs Seb Tullie and Fraser Gillies, wing Simon Davies and centre Mike Phillips as returning Blues in the starting XV this week, while Bartholomew and Lola Erogbogbo are on the bench.

Well - known talents including Jeff Reine - Adelaide, Chris Willock, Dan Crowley and Krystian Bielik will feature from the start, while Reiss Nelson, who only turned 16 in December, and Donyell Malen, who was a summer signing from Ajax, are on the bench.

Jones hadn't even played in the game, named on the bench but was unused, while Blind did start but wanted to continue the celebrations.

Jordan Pickford, Joe Gomez, Jack Cork, Ruben Loftus - Cheek and Tammy Abraham all had the opportunity to make their debuts, with three of them starting from the off while Gomez and Cork had to settle for a place on the bench.

Ernesto Valverde was also forced into some crucial changes with Samuel Umtiti and Gerard Pique missing, while Andres Iniests was given a breather and started on the bench.

Match Predictions: Mourinho is likely to start with Pogba and Herrera in midfield with Carrick on the bench while Mata, Mikhitaryan and Rashford to play in attacking roles behind Ibrahimovic.

Start with your left hand on the bench with left arm extended, while your right arm holds the dumbbell and right foot is on the ground (a).

Starting Position: While sitting on the edge of a bench, place your hands next to your sides with your fingers facing forwards.